Species that contain: Mystus and mystus [ 154 ] records

abbreviatus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:420 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2942. Type information: Roberts 1993:28 [ref. 21799]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1993:28 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: Java, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

adansonii, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:391, Pl. 414 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Senegal River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8670 (dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

alasensis, Mystus Ng [H. H.] & Hadiaty [R. K.] 2005:86, Fig. 3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 28215] Sungai Lembang, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh Province, Sumatra. Holotype: MZB 8704. Paratypes: MZB 8710 (3), 8712 (4); ZRC 46417 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:32 [ref. 29920] •Valid as Mystus alasensis Ng & Hadiaty 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus alasensis Ng & Hadiaty 2005. Bagridae. Distribution: Alas River drainage, northern Sumatra. Habitat: freshwater.

albilabris, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:416 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Calcutta and now Puducherry, India; Bengal; Sri Lanka. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4172 (1) Trincomalee, 0000-4336 (2) Ganges, A-8967 (6) Calcutta, A-9009 (1) India. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:26 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894] dating to 1839, Ataur Rahman 2003:226 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

albolineatus, Mystus Roberts [T. R.] 1994:245, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 21568] Prachinburi market, Bangpakong basin, Thailand. Holotype: CAS 79030. Paratypes: ANSP 16453 (16), 60646 (3); CAS 53213 (5), 67220-21 (1, 2), 79031-32 (1, 12), 79048 (2), 81547 (3); USNM 325066 (3); ZMA 120847 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus albolineatus Roberts 1994 -- (Rainboth 1996:141 [ref. 22772], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 2000:86 [ref. 25486], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:32 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:284 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus albolineatus Roberts 1994. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

aleppensis, Macrones Günther [A.] 1864:75 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Coic River [now the dried out river named Queiq], Aleppo, Syria. Günther specimens: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. Proposed on p. 75 but withdrawn on p. 431 as same as previously named pelusius by Russell. An unjustified emendation of Bagrus halepensis Valenciennes 1840. •Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794) -- (Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702], Roberts 1994:243 [ref. 21568], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:94 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37983], Esmaeili et al. 2022:338 [ref. 39045], Çiçek et al. 2023:418 [ref. 40625], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:445 [ref. 40276], Çiçek et al. 2024:273 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

altipinnis, Eutropius Steindachner [F.] 1894:57, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] St. Paul River at Soforeh Place, Liberia. Syntypes: NMW 46501 (1), RMNH 5397 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:52 [ref. 6191], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

amemiyai, Aoria Kimura [Sh.] 1934:166, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Shanghai Science Institute Section 3, v. 1; ref. 16434] Howchwan, Szechwan Province, China. Holotype: 205-mm spec., Shanghai Sci. Inst. Paratypes: (1) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. Appeared as amemiyae on pp. 12 and 166, as amemiyai on Pl. 5; the latter was selected by Kottelat et al. 1998:570 [ref. 23920] as first revisers. •Possibly the same as Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker 1870 -- (Kottelat et al. 1998:570 [ref. 23920]). •Valid as Mystus amemiyae (Kimura 1934) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:32 [ref. 26894]). •Species inquirenda in Hemibagrus -- (Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker 1870 -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:220 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker 1870. Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

anisurus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:422 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 2956. Type information: Roberts 1993:30 [ref. 21799]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155] Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1999:272. On Official List of Specific Names in Zoology, Opinion 220.. •Synonym of Mystus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1993:30 [ref. 21799], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:96 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Ng 1995:136 [ref. 21730], Ng & Rachmatika 1999:173 [ref. 23964], Tan & Ng 1999:276 [ref. 24254], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

anisurus, Pimelodus McClelland [J.] 1842:583 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Loodianali and Kabul River at Jullalabad [Jalalabad], Afghanistan. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1860.3.19.683 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155], Grant 2022:23 [ref. 39179] as possible syntype. Ng & Kottelat 2000:346 [ref. 25076] wrongly regard this species as preoccupied by Pimelodus anisurus Valenciennes 1840, but Valenciennes' original genus was Bagrus; Pimelodus anisurus Kuhl & van Hasselt was mentioned by Valencienens, but this is a name in synonymy and never made available. See comments on availability by Grant 2022:23 [ref. 39179]. •Possibly a synonym of Mystus tengara (Hamilton 1822) -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348], Ng & Kottelat 2000:346 [ref. 25076]). •Species inquirenda in Mystus -- (Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155], Grant 2022:24 [ref. 39179]). Bagridae. Distribution: Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.

ankutta, Mystus Pethiyagoda [R.], Silva [A.] & Maduwage [K.] 2008:234, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 3); ref. 29985] Kelani drainage, stream Wak-Oya at Waga (near Labugama), 6°54'N, 80°07'E, Sri Lanka, elevation 150 meters. Holotype: WHT 7727. Paratypes: CMK 7106 (2), 7139 (2), 8838 (2), 12192 (3), 10773 (1); WHT 11 (2), 125 (3), 7728 (2). •Valid as Mystus ankutta Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage 2008 -- (Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902]). Current status: Valid as Mystus ankutta Pethiyagoda, Silva & Maduwage 2008. Bagridae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.

aor, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:205, 379, Pl. 20 (fig. 68) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Rivers of Bengal and upper parts of Gangetic estuaries, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 116 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Mystus aor (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Ataur Rahman 1989:197 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Aorichthys aor (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:547 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:129 [ref. 19952], Mirza et al. 1992:211 [ref. 21080], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Menon 1999:208 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Shrestha 2008:146 [ref. 29923]). •Valid as Sperata aor (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ferraris & Runge 1999:410 [ref. 24039], Ataur Rahman 2003:216 [ref. 31338], Remi Devi et al. 2005:123 [ref. 28532], Jayaram 2006:27 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kumar et al. 2020:[9] [ref. 37905], Kosygin et al. 2022:668 [ref. 40736], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Sperata aor (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

argentivittatus, Macrones Regan [C. T.] 1905:390, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 13; ref. 15384] Canton, Cungkun, China. Lectotype: MHNG 677.99. Paralectotypes: MHNG 2583.29 [ex 677.99b-c] (2). Type catalog: Mahnert 1976:474 [ref. 21535], Weber 1998:10 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:100 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Jayaram 1974:785 [ref. 28258]. See Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:286 [ref. 27838]. See Ng 2009:24 [ref. 30544] for remarks on locality. •Valid as Mystus argentivittatus (Regan 1905) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:34 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Leiocassis argentivittatus (Regan 1905) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:282 [ref. 21202], Gao in Pan et al. 1991:307 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:145 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:211 [ref. 26385], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:49 [ref. 24534], Grant 2006:10 [ref. 28890], Zhang et al. 2016:183 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Pelteobagrus argentivittatus (Regan 1905) -- (Ferraris 2007:100 [ref. 29155]). •In Tachysurus -- (see Bogutskaya et al. 2008:340 [ref. 30085]). •Valid as Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan 1905) -- (Ng 2009:16 [ref. 30544], Shao & Zhang 2022:9 [ref. 39199]). Current status: Valid as Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan 1905). Bagridae. Distribution: East Asia: southeastern China. Habitat: freshwater.

armatus, Macrones Day [F.] 1865:289, Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1); ref. 5295] Rivers and occasionally in backwaters, Cochin, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7573 (1, non-type); BMNH 1865.7.17.21 (1), 1975.9.30.13 (1, dry), 2016.11.30.820 (1); NMW 45165 (1), ZSI F1084 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared in Day 1865:187 [ref. 1074]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Mystus armatus (Day 1865) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:203 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:557 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Indra 1993:186 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:247 [ref. 24017], Rema Devi et al. 1996:136 [ref. 24021], Grant 1999:171 [ref. 24293], Menon 1999:199 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Arunachalam et al. 2001:128 [ref. 25692], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:36 [ref. 26894], Ataur Rahman 2003:225 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:37 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2181 [ref. 31641], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:318 [ref. 32984], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:119 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus armatus (Day 1865). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan (?). Habitat: freshwater.

armiger, Mystus Ng [H. H.] 2004:883, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2004 (no. 4); ref. 28016] Kelantan River at Kampung Kuala Besar, 200 meters from the sea, 6°12'N, 102°12'E, Kelantan, Malaysia. Holotype: CAS 218896. Paratypes: CAS 65248 (9). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus armiger Ng 2004 -- (Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mystus wolffii (Bleeker 1851) -- (Ng 2012:65 [ref. 32092]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus wolffii (Bleeker 1851). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ascita, Mystus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:661 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. •Synonym of Pimelodus maculatus Lacepède 1803 -- (Litz & Koerber 2014:19 [ref. 33622] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:32 [ref. 35117] with question, Koerber et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35267] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pimelodus maculatus Lacepède 1803. Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ascita, Mystus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:156 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:177 [ref. 29155]. Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Mystus ascita Walbaum 1792; not replaced. •Synonym of Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Sabaj & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:464 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:177 [ref. 29155], Piorski et al. 2008:482 [ref. 29987]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus 1758). Doradidae: Doradinae. Habitat: freshwater.

atrifasciatus, Mystus Fowler [H. W.] 1937:146, Figs. 35-37 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Pitsanulok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67907. Paratypes: ANSP 67908-12 (5), 68003 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:25 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus atrifasciatus Fowler 1937 -- (Roberts 1992:81 [ref. 14632], Rainboth 1996:141 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:100 [ref. 23436], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:39 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:286 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus atrifasciatus Fowler 1937. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mae Klong, Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

aubentoni, Mystus Desoutter [M.] 1975:449, Figs. 2-3 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie) (art. 296, no. 206); ref. 7418] Tung [Stung] Treng, Mekong basin, Cambodia. Holotype: MNHN 1974-0039. Paratypes: MNHN 1974-0038 (1), 1974-0040 to 0042 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus aubentoni Desoutter 1975 -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus wyckioides (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Ng & Rainboth 1999:567 [ref. 24608], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:276 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus wyckioides (Fang & Chaux 1949). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

auratus, Schilbe Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 5 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): ?MNHN B-0346. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155], Bruton et al. 2018:81 [ref. 36373]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

badgee, Mystus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:165 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Mola Mola River at Poona [Poma] and Beema River at Seedataik, Deccan, India. No types known. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:62 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:376, Pl. 67 (fig. 2) [ref. 18868]. •Synonym of Notopterus notopterus (Pallas 1769) -- (Roberts 1992:364 [ref. 20012], Kottelat 2013:32 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Notopterus synurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Current status: Synonym of Notopterus synurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Notopteridae: Notopterinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bagre, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:505 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] In America meridionali (Central America, probably erroneous); Brazil. Neotype: LBP 30215. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:37 [ref. 29155]. Based on multiple sources including the 'Mystus cirris quatuor: lateralibus longissimis ...' of Gronow 1763:124 [ref. 1910], the 'Bagre' of Willughby 1686: Pl. H7, fig. 6 [ref. 30164], and the 'Bagre tertia' of Ray 1713:82 [ref. 30231]. Neotype selected by Marceniuk et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39036]. •Valid as Bagre bagre (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:159 [ref. 14275], Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860], Cervigón 1991:141 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:260 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Le Bail et al. 2000:30 [ref. 24549], Camargo & Isaac 2001:145 [ref. 27639], Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002:10 [ref. 26521], Acero P. 2003:847 [ref. 26998], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:448 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:42 [ref. 27192] dated 1758, Kailola 2004:129 [ref. 28108], Acero P. et al. 2005:129 [ref. 28551], Marceniuk 2005:96 [ref. 28718], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:26 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:37 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496], Marceniuk et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35324], Spier et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36103], Marceniuk in Marceniuk et al. 2021:165 [ref. 38945], Marceniuk et al. 2022:2 [ref. 39036], Carvalho-Filho 2023:71 [ref. 40480], Marceniuk et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40422], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Bagre bagre (Linnaeus 1766). Ariidae: Bagreinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Colombia to Amazon River mouth, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil. Habitat: brackish, marine.

baramensis, Macrones Regan [C. T.] 1906:68 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 103) (art. 14); ref. 15708] Baram River, Sarawak, Borneo, eastern Malaysia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1895.7.2.50. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:87 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus baramensis (Regan 1906) -- (Roberts 1989:124 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:65 [ref. 23448], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:39 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus baramensis (Regan 1906) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ng 1995:134 [ref. 21730], Kottelat & Lim 1996:238 [ref. 23210], Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:589 [ref. 23647] as aff. baramensis, Ng & Dodson 1999:51 [ref. 23894], Ng et al. 2000:65 [ref. 24934], Ferraris 2007:87 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:211 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:34 [ref. 35802], Wilkinson & Tan 2018:602 [ref. 36226]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus baramensis (Regan 1906). Bagridae. Distribution: Northern Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

bimaculatus, Macrones Volz [W.] 1904:466 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 15218] Sengi Si Russu and Kwantang River, near Djapura (Indragari), Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (5) MHNG 683.28 (1), NMW 45166-67 (1, 1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:10 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Mystus bimaculatus (Volz 1904) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:65 [ref. 23448], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Tan & Ng 1999:277 [ref. 24254], Ng et al. 2001:357 [ref. 25966], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:41 [ref. 26894], Ng 2003:376 [ref. 26909], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus bimaculatus (Volz 1904). Bagridae. Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

birmannus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:419 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Irrawaddy River at Rangoon, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0577. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:27 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894] dating to 1839, Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bleekeri, Macrones Day [F.] 1877:451, Pl. 101 (fig. 1) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Jumna [Yamuna] River, India. Lectotype: ZSI 1076. Paralectotypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7999 (1, type) Seharunpore; BMNH 1889.2.1.2335-36 (2); NMW 44168 (1); RMNH 3024 (1); ZSI 781 (1), 1076 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:295 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Roberts 1994:246 [ref. 21568]; regarded as invalid by Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155] who suggests that Sharma & Dutt's designation (1983:34) of ZSI 1076 is valid. See also Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155] for more comments. See also Ng & Kottelat 2009:249 [ref. 30202]. •Synonym of Mystus keletius (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Pethiyagoda 1991:149 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:562 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:63 [ref. 26894], Menon 1999:202 [ref. 24904], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Ng 2002:162 [ref. 26403], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:43 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:233 [ref. 29985]). •Valid as Mystus bleekeri (Day 1877) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:201 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:558 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:247 [ref. 24017], Roberts 1994:246 [ref. 21568], Indra 1994:418 [ref. 24015], Sen 1995:561 [ref. 23778], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:155 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi et al. 1999:158 [ref. 24758], Sen 1999:200 [ref. 24750], Raju Thomas et al. 1999:482 [ref. 25438], Menon 1999:200 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Rema-Devi 2001:296 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:41 [ref. 26894], Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:223 [ref. 31338], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:38 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:149 [ref. 29923], Patra 2011:1612 [ref. 31232], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Kosygin et al. 2022:665 [ref. 40736], Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022:448 [ref. 39141]). Current status: Valid as Mystus bleekeri (Day 1877). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Ganges River basin (India). Habitat: freshwater.

bleekeri, Macrones Volz [W.] 1903:556 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 26 (no. 703); ref. 4531] Brackish water at Banju asin, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): NMBE 1020756. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]. Preocuppied by Macrones bleekeri Day 1877; now Mystus bleekeri. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Volz 1903:387, Pl. 26 (fig. 3) [ref. 21451]. •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Possible senior synonym of Hemibagrus johorensis (Herre 1940) -- (Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]). •In the synonymy of Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906). Bagridae.

bo, Macrones Popta [C. M. L.] 1904:183 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (no. 4) (art. 6) (for Oct. 1902); ref. 3547] Bo River, Mahakam basin, central Borneo. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7549. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus baramensis (Regan 1906) -- (Roberts 1989:124 [ref. 6439]). •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

bocourti, Heterobagrus Bleeker [P.] 1864:355, Pl. [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 404] Mé-Nam River at Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1553. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:29-30 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Heterobagrus bocourti Bleeker 1864 -- (Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Rainboth 1996:140 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Mystus bocourti (Bleeker 1864) -- (Roberts 1989:123 [ref. 6439], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Roberts 1994:246 [ref. 21568], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:45 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:283 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus bocourti (Bleeker 1864). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins, Thailand. Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

bongan, Macrones Popta [C. M. L.] 1904:182 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (no. 4) (art. 6) (for Oct. 1902); ref. 3547] Bongan River, central Borneo. Syntypes: RMNH 7548-49 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:87 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894] as bongon). •Valid as Hemibagrus bongan (Popta 1904) -- (Ng & Ng 1995:136 [ref. 21730], Ng & Rachmatika 1999:168 [ref. 23964], Tan & Ng 1999:276 [ref. 24254], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:189 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:87 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus bongan (Popta 1904). Bagridae. Distribution: Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

bouvieri, Schilbe Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:95 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Casamance River, Senegal, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

buchanani, Notopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:148 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Unneeded new name for Mystus chitala Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1992:367 [ref. 20012], Kottelat 2013:31 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822). Notopteridae: Notopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

canarensis, Mystus Grant [S.] 1999:170 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 24293] Day specimens: AMS B.7624 (1, non-type) Canara, NMW 45228 (1, non-type). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. Replacement name for Hara malabarica Day 1865, secondarily preoccupied in Mystus by Bagrus malabaricus Jerdon 1849. Neotype (AMS B.7624) designated by Grant 1999:170 [ref. 24293] but rejected by Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mysteus malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Mystus canarensis Grant 1999 -- (Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:318 [ref. 32984], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:123 [ref. 38337]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Mystus canarensis Grant 1999. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

capitulum, Macrones fortis var. Popta [C. M. L.] 1906:48 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 27; ref. 18569] Bo River, Borneo. Holotype: RMNH 7552. Paratypes: RMNH 7551 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. Name appeared first in 1906, not 1904, where the name was not provided but the description occurred; courtesy Christopher Scharpf, 3/16/2014. •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1906) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989] dated 1904, Sulaiman et al. 2018:34 [ref. 35802] dated 1904, Ng et al. 2019:529 [ref. 36606]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

carcio, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:181, 377, Pl. 23 (fig. 60) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ponds of northern Bengal, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155]. Pl. 23 (fig. 60) is wrongly captioned as batasio and should have been captioned as carcio -- see Grant 2006:4 [ref. 28890]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 102 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Roberts 1992:80 [ref. 14632], Menon 1999:207 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Mystus tengara (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:107 [ref. 26894], Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Mystus carcio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Darshan et al. 2010:49 [ref. 40203], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Kottelat 2013:264 [ref. 32989], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873]). Current status: Valid as Mystus carcio (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Brahmaputra River basin (India). Habitat: freshwater.

carolinensis, Mystus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:156 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Tropical America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:37 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bagre bagre (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:448 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk 2005:96 [ref. 28718], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:26 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:37 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39036]). Current status: Synonym of Bagre bagre (Linnaeus 1766). Ariidae: Bagreinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

castaneus, Mystus Ng [H. H.] 2002:163, Fig. 2 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 50 (no. 1); ref. 26403] Serian market (from Sungai Sadong), Sarawak, malaysia, Borneo. Holotype: ZRC 41848. Paratypes: CMK 6914 (4), 10087 (24), 10347 (1), 10499 (3); FMNH 62997 (1), 63027 (1), 68567-68 (1, 2), 68744 (1), 68746-50 (2, 2, 1, 1, 1), 69890 (1); ZMA 119.059-60 (1, 7); ZRC 3231 (1), 25997 (1), 27672 (1), 28176 (1), 38003 (6), 38408 (1), 39419 (3), 40487 (8), 41854 (1), 42310 (1), 42670 (2), 43728 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:33 [ref. 29920]. •Valid as Mystus castaneus Ng 2002 -- (Ng 2003:374 [ref. 26909], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:35 [ref. 35802], Ng et al. 2019:530 [ref. 36606]). Current status: Valid as Mystus castaneus Ng 2002. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southern Thailand, Malaya (Malaysia), central Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

catapogon, Mystus Plamoottil [M.] 2016:1968, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of Research in Biology v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 34462] Small water stream at Mavelikkara, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/ANRC 12758. Paratypes: ZSI/ANRC 12759 (4). •Valid as Mystus catapogon Plamoottil 2016 -- (Plamoottil 2020:125 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus catapogon Plamoottil 2016. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

cavasius, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:203, 379, Pl. 11 (fig. 67) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Gangetic provinces [Atrau River], India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 115 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ganguly & Datta 1975:296 [ref. 7248], Roberts 1989:123 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:200 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:559 [ref. 20764], Indra 1991:240 [ref. 24005], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Roberts 1994:248 [ref. 21568], Indra 1994:418 [ref. 24015], Sen 1995:561 [ref. 23778], Rema Devi et al. 1996:136 [ref. 24021], Manimekalan 1998:440 [ref. 24989], Grant 1999:172 [ref. 24293], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:156 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi et al. 1999:159 [ref. 24758], Sen 1999:200 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:200 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:46, 89 [ref. 26894], Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711] as cuvasius, Ataur Rahman 2003:222 [ref. 31338], Remi Devi et al. 2005:123 [ref. 28532], Chakrabarty & Ng 2005:2 [ref. 28556], Jayaram 2006:40 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:150 [ref. 29923], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:238 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Suresh et al. 2018:115 [ref. 36495], Vanarajan & Arunachalam 2018:107 [ref. 37538], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Plamoottil 2020:125 [ref. 38337], Kosygin et al. 2022:666 [ref. 40736], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484], Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022:448 [ref. 39141]). Current status: Valid as Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Ganga-Brahmaputra basin, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar (?Malaysia, and Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

celator, Mystus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2023:982, Figs. 2, 6, 7 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 73; ref. 40577] Thein Lin Chaung at Thein Lin Village, east of Bhamo, Kachin State, Myanmar, 24°11'1"N, 97°15'30"E. Holotype: MHNG 2790.082. Paratypes: CMK, ZRC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Mystus celator Ng & Kottelat 2023. Current status: Valid as Mystus celator Ng & Kottelat 2023. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: middle Irrawaddy River drainage (upstream of Mandalay), Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

chinensis, Macrones Steindachner [F.] 1883:196 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 20 (no. 22); ref. 20488] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): NMW. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1884:1111 [p. 47 in separate], Pl. 8 [ref. 4234]. •Synonym of Mystus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Zheng 1989:285 [ref. 21202], Gao in Pan et al. 1991:314 [ref. 23876], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:72 [ref. 24534]). •Mention in Hemibagrus -- (Kottelat et al. 1998:569 [ref. 23920]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Mai 1978:250 [ref. 13511]). •Valid as Mystus chinensis (Steindachner 1883) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:53 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:216 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

chitala, Mystus Hamilton [F.] 1822:236, 382 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal and Bebar rivers, India. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 134 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Notopterus chitala (Hamilton 1822) -- (Vu & Nguyen 1997:26 [ref. 26438], Chen 2002:289 [ref. 26587]). •Valid as Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822) -- (Mirza 2003:2 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:260 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:50[ref. 29923], Kottelat 2013:31 [ref. 32989], Bleher 2018:66 [ref. 36647], Kosygin et al. 2022:649 [ref. 40736], Chan et al. 2023:133 [ref. 40365], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822). Notopteridae: Notopterinae. Distribution: South Asia: Mahanadi and Ganga-Brahmaputra River basins, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan. Introduced in Hong Kong (China) and the Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

cineraceus, Mystus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2009:245, Figs. 1, 2A [Copeia 2009 (no. 2); ref. 30202] Lower 300 m of Nant Yen Khan Chaung, affluent of Lake Indawgyi, a little south of Lonton Village, 25°06'0.0"N, 96°16'59.0"E, Kachin state, Myanmar. Holotype: NRM 41017. Paratypes: NRM 40708 (4), 40977 (9), 41015 (5); UMMZ 248754 (2). •Valid as Mystus cineraceus Ng & Kottelat 2009 -- (Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:168 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Ng & Kottelat 2023:987 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus cineraceus Ng & Kottelat 2009. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: middle Irrawaddy River drainage, northern Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

clupeoides, Mystus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:466, 467 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Indian Ocean. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:49 [ref. 9739]. Unnecessary replacement for Mystus mystus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363], Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

colvillii, Macrones Günther [A.] 1874:36 [1], Pl. 8 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 14 (no. 79) (art. 8); ref. 18197] Tigris River at Baghdad, Iraq. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.4.28.6-8 (3), 1875.1.14.19-21 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Mystus colvillii (Günther 1874) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794) -- (Anuradha 1987:296 [ref. 20809], Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702], Roberts 1994:243 [ref. 21568], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890] with question, Fricke et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29533], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37983], Esmaeili et al. 2022:338 [ref. 39045], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:447 [ref. 40276], Çiçek et al. 2024:273 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

corsula, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:408 (or 419) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] 22 miles northeast of Sylhet on Sylhet-Shillong highway, Sharighat bazaar, Suarma (Meghna) drainage, Bangladesh. Neotype: UMMZ 208726. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]. See account of Pimelodus corsula (Hamilton 1822). Neotype designated by Ng & Ferraris 2000:132 [ref. 25041]. •Synonym of Mystus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:75 [ref. 26894] dating to 1839, Jayaram 2006:60 [ref. 28762]). •Objective synonym of Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng & Ferraris 2000:130 [ref. 25041], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:224 [ref. 32495], Ng & Kottelat 2013:221 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

costatus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:306 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Indiis" [South America]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:176 [ref. 29155]. See Piorski et al. 2008:481 [ref. 29987] for link to Mystus ascita Gronow 1854 and remarks on type locality. •Valid as Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:13 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:224 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:57 [ref. 23791], Piorski 1999:19 [ref. 24217], Fuller et al. 1999:213 [ref. 25838], Le Bail et al. 2000:48 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:98 [ref. 25928], López et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27366], Sabaj & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:464 [ref. 27061], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:176 [ref. 29155], Piorski et al. 2008:491 [ref. 29987], Koerber 2011:9 [ref. 31122] as not in Argentina, Barriga Salazar 2014:115 [ref. 35745], Koerber 2014:6 [ref. 33621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:155, 190 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento 2016:539 [ref. 34727], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[23] [ref. 35679], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:58 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus 1758). Doradidae: Doradinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Tocantins, Parnaíba, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins and coastal drainages in French Guiana and Suriname (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, ?Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. But perhaps only coastal drainages of Suriname and French Guiana). Habitat: freshwater.

cous, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:504 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Quweiq River, at Aleppo, Syria. Holotype: BMNH 1955.6.25.2. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:389 [ref. 29155]. Based on multiple sources including the 'Mystus cirris octo ...' of Gronow 1763:126 [ref. 1910], and the Mystus of Russell 1756:76, Pl. 13, fig. 2 [ref. 19817]. •Valid as Glyptothorax cous (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Thomson & Page 2006:44 [ref. 28859], Fricke et al. 2007:53 [ref. 29533], Ferraris 2007:389 [ref. 29155], Jawad et al. 2009:779 [ref. 30664], Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Freyhof et al. 2021:465 [ref. 38319], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2021:455 [ref. 38761], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2022:2 [ref. 40438], Çiçek et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:418 [ref. 40625], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40284], Saad et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:274 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Glyptothorax cous (Linnaeus 1766). Sisoridae: Sisorinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris-Euphrates River basin (Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria). Habitat: freshwater.

cyrusi, Mystus Esmaeili [H. R.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Zarei [F.], Eagderi [S.] & Mousavi-Sabet [H.] 2022:327, Figs. 2-6 [Zootaxa 5099 (no. 3); ref. 39045] Qalatooyeh Spring, Kol River drainage, Qalatooyeh (Ghalatooye) village, Forg region, Darab city, Fars Province, Iran, 28°10'16.8"N, 55°14'42.5"E. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J2901. Paratypes: (14) ZM-CBSU. •Valid as Mystus cyrusi Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Zarei, Eagderi & Mousavi-Sabet 2022 -- ( Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:455 [ref. 40276], Çiçek et al. 2024:272 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Mystus cyrusi Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Zarei, Eagderi & Mousavi-Sabet 2022. Bagridae. Distribution: Middle East: Kol River drainage, Fars Province (southern Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

depressirostris, Bagrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:682 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique (3 localities). Syntypes: BMNH 1863.4.30.15 (1); ?ZMB 3015-3016 (2, 1) Yedde. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. Also in Peters 1868:25, Pl. 4 (fig. 5) [ref. 3440] as Eutropius depressirostris. De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748] treats the BMNH specimen as holotype but several localities are listed. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Schilbe depressirostris (Peters 1852) -- (Van der Bank et al. 2017:378 [ref. 35707]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe depressirostris (Peters 1852). Schilbeidae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

dibrugarensis, Macrones montanus var. Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1913:254, Pl. 9 (figs. 2, 2a-b) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 819] Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI F7795/1. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus dibrugarensis (Chaudhuri 1913) -- (Grant 1999:172 [ref. 24293] with question). •Synonym of Mystus montanus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:567 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:205 [ref. 24904], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:82 [ref. 26894], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Mystus dibrugarensis (Chaudhuri 1913) -- (Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641] as cf. dibargarensis, Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873]). Current status: Valid as Mystus dibrugarensis (Chaudhuri 1913). Bagridae. Distribution: Siang River basin, India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dispila, Schilbe Günther [A.] 1864:51 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Niger River; upper Nile, Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1852.2.22.17 (1), BMNH uncat. (2, not found). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Macrones Günther [A.] 1864:77 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Singapore [probably China]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1099. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemibagrus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Mai 1978:250 [ref. 13511], Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ng 1995:136 [ref. 21730]). •Tentatively a synonym of Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Kottelat et al. 1998:569 [ref. 23920]). •Valid as Mystus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:174 [ref. 26639], Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:55 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:208 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

emini, Schilbe Pfeffer [G. J.] 1896:32 [Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete v. 3; ref. 14617] [Muhale-Bach, Uniamwesi] East Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 12851. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

falcarius, Mystus Chakrabarty [P.] & Ng [H. H.] 2005:13, Figs. 3c, 7 [Zootaxa No. 1093; ref. 28556] Myitkyina market, Kachin State, Myanmar. Holotype: CAS 89001. Paratypes: BMNH 1891.11.39.210-219 (13); CAS 79033 (2), 89000 (4), 92932 (1), 96569 (1); USNM 343550 (1), 344668 (6). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus falcarius Chakrabarty & Ng 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:168 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Ng & Kottelat 2023:987 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus falcarius Chakrabarty & Ng 2005. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar and Manipur, India. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Schilbe senegalensis var. Steindachner [F.] 1870:983 [39], Pl. 6 (figs. 1-2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.); ref. 18767] St. Louis, Dayana, Podor, Bahel, Matum, Senegal, western Africa. Syntypes: NMW 44579-81 (61). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. On p. 39 of separate. Described as "... var. fasciata an nova spec.?" •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciatus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:505 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Mazaruni-Potaro tributaries of Essequibo River, Guyanas, 5°31'39.5"N, 58°37'43.6"W. Neotype: FMNH 116903. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. Neotype [INHS 48973] mentioned by Buitrago-Suárez 2006:120 [ref. 28917] should be disregarded (pers. comm. Buitrago-Suárez 11/07). Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:9 [ref. 29327] selected FMNH 116903 as the neotype. Based on multiple sources including the 'Mystus maculosus ...' of Seba 1759:84, Pl. 19, fig. 6 (v. 3) [ref. 18716], the 'Mystus cirris sex ...' of Gronow 1763:125 [ref. 1910], which latter work was based on the 'Bagre alia species (No. 5)' of Markgraf von Liebstadt 1648:174 (v. 4) [ref. 30347], the 'Bagre quinta' of Ray 1713:82 [ref. 30231], and the 'Bagre' of Willughby 1686: Pl. H7, fig. 2 [ref. 30164]. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:60 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:61 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:108 [ref. 24147], Loubens & Panfili 2000:13 [ref. 24465], Le Bail et al. 2000:104 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25928], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27366], Gallo & Díaz-Sarmiento 2003:599 [ref. 27701], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Swarça et al. 2005:325 [ref. 28520], Buitrago-Suárez 2006:120 [ref. 28917], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:8 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745] as cf. fasciatum, Sarmiento et al. 2014:172, 192 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], DoNascimiento 2016:534 [ref. 34727], Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565], Careaga et al. 2020:78 [ref. 37774], Grant 2021:119 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40665], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766). Pimelodidae. Distribution: South America: Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

filamentus, Macrones (Hemibagrus) Fang [P.-W.] & Chaux [J.] in Chaux & Fang 1949:200, Fig. 4 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 13004] Cambodia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1966-0728. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Mystus filamentus (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Rainboth 1996:141 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Hemibagrus filamentus (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Ng & Rainboth 1999:557 [ref. 24608], Kottelat 2001:122 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:238 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:290 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus filamentus (Fang & Chaux 1949). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

fluviatilis, Mystus Klein [J. T.] 1775 [Neuer Schauplatz v. 1; ref. 2618] Still researching. •Species inquirenda in Claroteidae or Bagridae -- (Ferraris 2007:164 [ref. 29155]). Bagridae.

fortis, Macrones Popta [C. M. L.] 1904:185 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (no. 4) (art. 6) (for Oct. 1902); ref. 3547] Bo River, Central Borneo. Syntypes: RMNH 7551 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904) -- (Parenti & Lim 2005:189 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989], Wilkinson & Tan 2018:602 [ref. 36226]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904). Bagridae. Distribution: Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

fuscus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:417 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Around Cananor, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0590. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:27 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894] dating to 1839, Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

galeatus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] (ex Seba) 1766:503 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] South America [possibly Suriname River]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. Based on the 'Mystus cirris 6' of Seba 1759:85, pl. 19, fig. 7 [ref. 18716]. •Valid as Trachycorystes galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:34 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mees 1986:313 [ref. 5693], Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:58 [ref. 23791], Fuller et al. 1999:215 [ref. 25838], Le Bail et al. 2000:64 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:97 [ref. 25928]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1992:170 [ref. 22128], Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Sverlij et al. 1998:47 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24147], Meisner et al. 2000:136 [ref. 25212], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366] as cf. galeatus, Casciotta et al. 2003:136 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Akama & Ferraris 2011:59 [ref. 31467], Phillip et al. 2013:17 [ref. 32896], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Birindelli 2014:535 [ref. 33501], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Sarmiento et al. 2014:146, 190 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35773], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Koerber et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37480], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Silvano et al. 2020:218 [ref. 38135], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Koerber et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38894], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:55 [ref. 39235], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760], Koerber et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40355], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: ?Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Habitat: freshwater.

gulio, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:201, 379, Pl. 23 (fig. 66) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Higher parts of Gangetic estuaries. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 113 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:204 [ref. 24860], Pethiyagoda 1991:147 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:560 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:216 [ref. 24016], Indra 1994:419 [ref. 24015], Kottelat & Lim 1996:239 [ref. 23210], Rema Devi et al. 1996:136 [ref. 24021], Rema Devi et al. 1999:159 [ref. 24758], Menon 1999:201 [ref. 24904], Mishra et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25315], Tan & Ng 1999:278 [ref. 24254], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Kottelat 2001:52 [ref. 25482], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:42 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:150 [ref. 29923], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:233 [ref. 29985], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ng 2012:58 [ref. 32092], Liu et al. 2012:648 [ref. 32220], Ng 2012:76 [ref. 32464], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:169 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil 2016:1974 [ref. 34462], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Sulaiman et al. 2018:44 [ref. 35802], Suresh et al. 2018:117 [ref. 36495], Ng et al. 2019:530 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:289 [ref. 39830], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39245], Kosygin et al. 2022:666 [ref. 40736], Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022:448 [ref. 39141], Ng & Kottelat 2023:987 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: South and Southeast Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gulioides, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:24 [152] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6862 (some of 23). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:152 [ref. 5872]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:145 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mustes abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

guttatus, Pimelodus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:96, 111 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:173 [ref. 26639], Zheng 1989:285 [ref. 21202], Gao in Pan et al. 1991:314 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:148 [ref. 25213], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:72 [ref. 24534]). •Valid as Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1998:567 [ref. 23920], Kottelat 2001:122 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Liu et al. 2012:648 [ref. 32220], Ng & Kottelat 2013:216 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus guttatus (Lacepède 1803). Bagridae. Distribution: Southast Asia: China, Laos and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

hainanensis, Leiocassis Tchang [T.-L.] 1935:175, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoology Series) v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 15748] Hainan Island, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 19805 [ex 12904]. Paratype ASIZB [now NZMC] [ex 12903] (1) not in Ye et al. 2015. Type catalog: Zhang 1996:501 [ref. 24036], Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ye et al. 2015:74 [ref. 33808] •Synonym of Mystus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:174 [ref. 26639]). •Synonym of Mystus pluriradiatus (Vaillant 1892) -- (Gao in Pan et al. 1991:316 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus pluriradiatus (Vaillant 1892) -- (Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Hemibagrus hainanensis (Tchang 1935) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Ye et al. 2015:74 [ref. 33808]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus hainanensis (Tchang 1935). Bagridae. Distribution: Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater.

halepensis, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:413 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Couiac River [now the dried out river named Queiq], Aleppo, Syria. No types known. Syntypes: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus halepensis (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794) -- (Coad 1991:18 [ref. 15702], Roberts 1994:243 [ref. 21568], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:93 [ref. 26894], Fricke et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29533], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37983], Esmaeili et al. 2022:338 [ref. 39045], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:445 [ref. 40276], Çiçek et al. 2024:273 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

hamiltonii, Chaetomus McClelland [J.] 1843:406 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] Unneeded replacement name for Mystus ramcarati Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 2003:264 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hasselquistii, Schilbe Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:377 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0599. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

havmolleri, Mystus Smith [H. M.] 1931:24, Fig. 12 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Klong Thalerng near Ban Pon Phibun [Ronpibun], Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90304. Paratypes: KUMF 0171 [ex USNM 90305] (3), USNM 90305 (orig. 6, now 3). Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:6 [ref. 23217], Ferraris & Vari 1992:12 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus havmolleri Smith 1931 -- (authors). •Valid as Batasio havmolleri (Smith 1931) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2001:501 [ref. 25746], Bhatt & Jayaram 2004:1342 [ref. 27473], Ng 2004:67 [ref. 27646], Ng & Edds 2004:295 [ref. 27993], Vishwanath & Darshan 2006:2162 [ref. 28454], Ng 2006:101 [ref. 28588], Arunachalam & Muralidharan 2007:2680 [ref. 29123], Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Batasio fluviatilis (Day 1888) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2008:293 [ref. 29391], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Batasio fluviatilis (Day 1888). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

heoki, Mystus Plamoottil [M.] & Abraham [N. P.] 2013:47, Figs. 3-5, 6F-7F [Biosystematica v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 32983] Elankadu, Manimala River, Kerula, India. Holotype: ZSI/FF 4626. Paratypes: ZSI/WGRC/2419 (5) Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462] and Plamoottil 2020:115 [ref. 38337] have ZSI/FF 4626 as holotype. •Valid as Mystus heoki Plamoottil & Abraham 2013 -0- (Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:124 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus heoki Plamoottil & Abraham 2013. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Manimala River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

heterurus, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:23 [151] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Western Java, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 2951. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:151 [ref. 5872]. Neotype designated by Roberts1994:252. •Synonym of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846) -- (Roberts 1994:252 [ref. 21568], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:106 [ref. 26894]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

hoevenii, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:26 [154] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Sungai Muar at Kampung Bukit Kebong, Johor, Malaysia [original Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia]. Neotype: ZRC 37472. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863,12.4.86 (1), NMV 46173 (1), Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:23 [ref. 29920]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:154 [ref. 5872]. Kottelat et al. 1994 [ref. 26797] proposed the designation of a neotype, and the neotype was established in Opinion 1840. See van Oijen et al. 2009:133 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:121 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Hemibagrus hoevenii (Bleeker 1846) -- (Ng & Ng 1995:133 [ref. 21730], Kottelat & Lim 1996:41 [ref. 23904], Kottelat & Lim 1996:238 [ref. 23210], Ng & Dodson 1999:51 [ref. 23894], Tan & Ng 1999:271 [ref. 24254], Ng & Rainboth 1999:559 [ref. 24608], Ng et al. 2001:361 [ref. 25966], Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:34 [ref. 35802]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus hoevenii (Bleeker 1846). Bagridae. Distribution: Sumatra, Peninsula Malaysia and Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

horai, Mystus (Mystus) vittatus Jayaram [K. C.] 1954:536, Fig. 4; Pl. 19. [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 51 (pt 4); ref. 2336] Indus River at Kalabagh, Pakistan. Syntypes: ZSI (4) lost. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. See Das 2003:379 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Mystus horai Jayaram 1954 -- (Burgess 1989:69 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:562 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:61 [ref. 26894], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Jayaram 2006:43 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus horai Jayaram 1954. Bagridae. Distribution: Indus river system, Pakistan (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

howong, Macrones Popta [C. M. L.] 1904:181 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (no. 4) (art. 6) (for Oct. 1902); ref. 3547] Howong River, Mahakam basin, central Borneo. Holotype: RMNH 7547. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus baramensis (Regan 1906) -- (Roberts 1989:124 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:239[ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

impluviatus, Mystus Ng [H. H.] 2003:373, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a [Copeia 2003 (no. 2); ref. 26909] Small river on road 12.2 kilometers from Sebulu crossroads towards forest and 59 kilometers from Air Putih crossroads, 0°16'S, 117°0'E, Kalimantan Timur, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype: CAS 97049. Paratypes: CAS 94621 (2), 95035 (2), 95038 (5), 97045 (3); MZB 10703 (1); USNM 371267 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus impluviatus Ng 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus impluviatus Ng 2003. Bagridae. Distribution: Eastern Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

indicus, Mystus Plamoottil [M.] & Abraham [N. P.] 2013:44, Figs. 1-2, 6G-7G [Biosystematica v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 32983] Kuttoor, Manimala River, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/FF 4627. Paratypes: ZSI/WGRC/2418 (7). •Valid as Mystus indicus Plamoottil & Abraham 2013 -- (Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:123 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus indicus Plamoottil & Abraham 2013. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Manimala River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Schilbe Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1832:6 [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Lower Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1850.7.29.14 (1); SMF 202 (1), 2625 (1, dry), 6403 (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:363-364 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Valid as Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], Skelton 1993:225 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:183 [ref. 24781], De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725] with a holotype, Dankwa et al. 1999:30 [ref. 28023], Skelton 2001:225 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:363 [ref. 29155], De Vos 2007:641 [ref. 30029], Marshall 2011:152 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Van der Bank et al. 2017:378 [ref. 35707], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564] as intermedium, Abwe et al. 2023:31 [ref. 39992], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Distribution: Widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

irulu, Mystus Vijayakrishnan [B.] & Praveenraj [J.] 2022:444, Figs. 1-3A, 4A [Zootaxa 5120 (no. 3); ref. 39141] Netravathi River near Uppinangady Town, Karnataka, India, 12°50.57'N, 75°18.29'E, elevation 28 meters. Holotype: ZSI/MBRC F-2486. Paratypes: CIARI FF-85 (1), ZSI/MBRC F-2487 (1). •Valid as Mystus irulu Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022. Current status: Valid as Mystus irulu Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022. Bagridae. Distribution: Southern Asia: Netravathi River drainage, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

jiulongjiangensis, Coilia mystus Liu [W.-B.] 1995:562 [English p. 565] [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 22581] Jiulongjiang, China. No types known. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

johorensis, Mystus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:13, Pls. 7-8 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 16; ref. 2130] Sungai Kayu, 16 miles north of Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 33026. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:42 [ref. 12291], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Valid as Mystus johorensis Herre 1940 -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952]). •Perhaps valid as senior synonym of Mystus filamentus (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Rainboth 1996:141 [ref. 22772]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus johorensis (Herre 1940) -- (Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus capitulus (Popta 1906) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

kajan, Macrones Popta [C. M. L.] 1904:184 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (no. 4) (art. 6) (for Oct. 1902); ref. 3547] Kajan River, Mahakam basin, central Borneo. Syntypes: RMNH 7547 (1), 7550 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus baramensis (Regan 1906) -- (Roberts 1989:124 [ref. 6439]). •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894]). •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 2004) -- (Ferraris 2007:88 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus fortis (Popta 1904). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

karipat, Mystus Gray [J. E.] 1831:no page number, Pl. 91 (fig. 2) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. Notopteridae: Notopterinae.

keletius, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:411 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Puducherry [Pondicherry], India. Lectotype: MNHN A-9011. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-4369 [ex RMNH] (1) Java. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:26 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155]. Type information: Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799]. Lectotype selected by Ng 2002:166 [ref. 26403]. •In part (Java specimen) synonym of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799], Ng 2002:162 [ref. 26403]). •Synonym of Mystus armatus (Day 1865) or Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) after lectotype designation -- (Ng 2002:165 [ref. 26403]). •Synonym of Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Mystus keletius (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Pethiyagoda 1991:149 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:562 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:63 [ref. 26894], Menon 1999:202 [ref. 24904], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Ng 2002:162 [ref. 26403], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:43 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:233 [ref. 29985], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:169 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Plamoottil 2020:116 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus keletius (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Pondicherry, India. Habitat: freshwater.

keralai, Mystus Plamoottil [M.] & Abraham [N. P.] 2014:231, Figs. 1-4, 7A, 7D [International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 33431] Kerala, Manimala River at Chenappady, India. Holotype: ZSI FF 5091. Paratypes: ZSI FF 5092 (1). •Valid as Mystus keralai Plamoottil & Abraham 2014 -- (Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:125 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus keralai Plamoottil & Abraham 2014. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Manimala River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

krishnensis, Mystus Ramakrishniah [M.] 1988:139, Figs. 1-2 [Matsya v. 12-13 (for 1986-1987); ref. 16271] Nagarjunasagar reservoir, India. Holotype: ZSI FF2532. Paratypes: (27) ZSI FF2533-35 (3), Nagarjunasagar Centre of Reservoir Fisheries Proj. (3), 2 used for skeletons and others utilized for biological studies. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus krishnensis Ramakrishniah 1988 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:563 [ref. 20764], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Menon 1999:203 [ref. 24904], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:66 [ref. 26894] dated 1987). •Synonym of Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel 1964) -- (Ng & Ferraris 2000:128 [ref. 25041], Jayaram 2006:59 [ref. 28762], Ng & Kottelat 2013:271 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel 1964). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

lamarrii, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:407, Pl. 415 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Ganges River, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9343 (mounted). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:26 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:107 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348]). •Synonym of Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:209 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Sperata seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Ferraris & Runge 1999:416 [ref. 24039], Jayaram 2006:31 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:107 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Sperata lamarrii (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kumar et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37905]). Current status: Valid as Sperata lamarrii (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, northern India, Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lemairii, Eutropius Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:138, Pl. 50 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 6); ref. 555] Lofoi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1900.12.13.24 (1), MRAC 293 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

leucophasis, Bagrus Blyth [E.] 1860:148 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Sitang and other Myanmar rivers. Possible types or Blyth specimens: AMS B.7925 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus leucophasis (Blyth 1860) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:564 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:67 [ref. 26894], Jayaram 2006:46 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Ng & Kottelat 2023:987 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus leucophasis (Blyth 1860). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy and Sitang River basins, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

macronemus, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:22 [150] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: SMNS 10571 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:15 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. A neotype was designated [RMNH 2951] by Roberts 1994:253 [ref. 21568], but that designation is invalid since syntypes are available. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:150 [ref. 5872]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bagrus macronemus Ranzani 1842. See van Oijen et al. 2009:139 [ref. 30423] as macronema. •Synonym of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846) -- (Roberts 1994:252 [ref. 21568], Rainboth 1996:142 [ref. 22772], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:106 [ref. 26894], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

macropterus, Hemibagrus Bleeker [P.] 1870:257, Pl. (bottom fig.) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 4; ref. 17068] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus macropterus (Bleeker 1870) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Zheng 1989:286 [ref. 21202], Gao in Pan et al. 1991:313 [ref. 23876], Li in Ding 1994:468 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:148 [ref. 25213], Yang in Chen 1998:289 [ref. 23556], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:71 [ref. 24534], Tang et al. 2001:15 [ref. 25373], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:69 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker 1870 -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1998:567 [ref. 23920], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155], Liu et al. 2012:648 [ref. 32220], Ng & Kottelat 2013:219 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:472 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:768 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker 1870. Bagridae. Distribution: Yangtze and Pearl River basins, China. Habitat: freshwater.

malabarica, Hara Day [F.] 1865:184, Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [The fishes of Malabar; ref. 1074] Mountain streams of Malabar, India. Day specimens: AMS B.7624 (1, non-type) Canara, NMW 45228 (1, non-type). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:299 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. Original locality was mountain streams of Malabar, India. Neotype (AMS B.7624) designated by Grant 1999:170 [ref. 24293] rejected by Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. Secondarily preoccupied in Mystus by Bagrus malabaricus Jerdon 1849, replaced by Mystus cararensis Grant 1999. •Synonym of Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Jayaram 2006:48 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus canarensis Grant 1999. Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

malabaricus, Bagrus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:338 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Mountain streams of Malabar, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:564 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Rema Devi et al. 1996:137 [ref. 24021], Grant 1999:172 [ref. 24293], Menon 1999:203 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:70 [ref. 26894], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:47 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:318 [ref. 32984], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:238 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:121 [ref. 38337], Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022:448 [ref. 39141]). Current status: Valid as Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon 1849). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

maydelli, Mystus (Mystus) Rössel [F.] 1964:149, Fig. 1 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 61; ref. 3400] Bhima River at Wadgaon, Maharashtra, India. Holotype (unique): ZMH H 2180. Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:159 [ref. 22013], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:564 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:203 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Mystus maydelli Rossel 1964 -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:73 [ref. 26894], Jayaram 2006:59 [ref. 28762]). •Valid as Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel 1964) -- (Grant 1999:173 [ref. 24293], Ng & Ferraris 2000:128 [ref. 25041], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:271 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel 1964). Bagridae. Distribution: Middle reaches of Krishna River, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

melas, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:24 [152] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Java, Indonesia. Whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:152 [ref. 5872]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

menoda, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:203, 379, Pl. 1 (fig. 72) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Suarma (Meghna) drainage, Sharighat bazaar, 22 miles northeast of Sylhet-Shillong highway, Bangladesh [original Kosi River, Mahanandu River, and other rivers in north of Behar and Bengal, India]. Neotype: UMMZ 208726. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155]. Plate 1 erroneously labelled Mugil corsula. Neotype designated by Ng & Ferraris 2000:136 [ref. 25041]. Information on type locality (Bolahat, India) see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 114 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Pimelodua menoda Hamilton 1822 -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:199 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:565 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Mystus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:204 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:75 [ref. 26894], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Shrestha 2008:150 [ref. 29923]). •Valid as Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ferraris 2000:130 [ref. 25041], Ng et al. 2001:361 [ref. 25966], Ataur Rahman 2003:219 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:60 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:89 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:224 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

menoni, Mystus Plamoottil [M.] & Abraham [N. P.] 2013:316, Figs. 1-3, 4F, 5F [International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 32984] Manimala River at Elankadu, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/FF 4628. Paratypes: ZSI/WGRC IR/V 2417 (5). •Valid as Mystus menoni Plamoottil & Abraham 2013 -- (Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:124 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus menoni Plamoottil & Abraham 2013. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Manimala River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

merianiensis, Macrones Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1913:253, Pl. 9 (figs. 1, 1a-b) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 819] Pond at Mariani Junction, Brahmaputra River drainage, northeastern Assam, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI F7781/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:126 [ref. 20743], Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Batasio tengana (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:551 [ref. 20764] as marianiensis). •Synonym of Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Menon 1999:207 [ref. 24904] as marianensis). •Valid as Batasio merianiensis (Chaudhuri 1913) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2001:507 [ref. 25746], Ng 2004:67 [ref. 27646], Ng & Edds 2004:295 [ref. 27993], Vishwanath & Darshan 2006:2162 [ref. 28454], Ng 2006:101 [ref. 28588], Jayaram 2006:85 [ref. 28762], Arunachalam & Muralidharan 2007:2680 [ref. 29123] dates 1931, Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155], Ng 2008:1 [ref. 29713], Ng 2009:253 [ref. 30216], Darshan et al. 2011:52 [ref. 31332], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Plamoottil 2015:1805 [ref. 33977]). Current status: Valid as Batasio merianiensis (Chaudhuri 1913). Bagridae. Distribution: Assam, India; Bhutan. Habitat: freshwater.

mica, Mystus Gromov [I. A.] 1970:400 [277], Fig. (unnumbered) [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 10 (no. 3, art. 62); ref. 7744] Lake Ommi, middle Amur River basin, Russia. Holotype: ZIN 39434. Paratypes: (19) ZIN 39434-35 (4, 9). On p. 277 of English translation. •Valid as Mystus mica Gromov 1970 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:51 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:745 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:105 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:45 [ref. 26178]). •Valid as Pelteobagrus mica (Gromov 1970) -- (Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:285 [ref. 27838], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:118 [ref. 28183]). •Valid as Leiocassis mica (Gromov 1970) -- (Grant 2006:10 [ref. 28890] with genus uncertain). •In Pseudobagrus -- (Ng & Freyhof 2007:14 [ref. 29148]). •Valid as Tachysurus mica (Gromov 1970) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:341 [ref. 30085]). •Synonym of Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan 1905) -- (Ng 2009:26 [ref. 30544]). Current status: Synonym of Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan 1905). Bagridae. Distribution: Amur River basin, Russia [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

micracanthus, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:22 [151] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Java, Indonesia. Possible syntypes: AMS B.7574 (1), B.7979 (1); BMNH 1863.12.4.77 (1); NMV 46463 (1); RMNH 5216 (many). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:151 [ref. 5872]. Neotype designated by Roberts 1989 regarded as unnecessary by by Ng 2002:166 [ref. 26403]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:143 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Mystus micracanthus (Bleeker 1846) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Roberts 1989:120 [ref. 6439], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:239 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:142 [ref. 22772], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:78 [ref. 26894]). •Synonym of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799], Ng 2002:162 [ref. 26403], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

microphthalmus, Macrones Day [F.] 1877:446, Pl. 100 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Irrawaddy River valley, Myanmar. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7918 (1, syntype) Myanmar, ZSI 2592 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:299 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus microphthalmus (Day 1877) -- (Vishwanath & Tombi Singh 1986:197 [ref. 22521], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:566 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:80 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus microphthalmus (Day 1877) -- (Kottelat 1998:100 [ref. 23436], Ng & Ferraris 2000:133 [ref. 25041], Jayaram 2006:62 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus microphthalmus (Day 1877). Bagridae. Distribution: India, Myanmar and Thailand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

misrai, Mystus Anuradha [S.] 1986:292, Figs. 1-2 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 93 (no. 2); ref. 8116] Lake Antioche, Syria [now Lake Amik, Hatay Province, Turkey]. Holotype: MHNG 603.95. Paratypes: MHNG 2231.84 (1), ZSI FF2315 (1), missing specimen (1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:10 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794) -- (Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702], Roberts 1994:243 [ref. 21568], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:94 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890] with question, Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37983], Esmaeili et al. 2022:338 [ref. 39045]). •Valid as Mystus misrai Anuradha 1986 -- (Çiçek et al. 2023:417 [ref. 40625], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:455 [ref. 40276], Saad et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:273 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Mystus misrai Anuradha 1986. Bagridae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Balikh, Hatay Province (Turkey), and possibly the lower Orontes River (Syria). Habitat: freshwater.

montanus, Bagrus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:337 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] River at Manantoddy in Wynaad, Kerala State, southern India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus montanus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:567 [ref. 20764], Indra 1991:240 [ref. 24005], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952], Indra 1993:186 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:357 [ref. 24007], Rema Devi 1993:207 [ref. 24010], Indra 1994:419 [ref. 24015], Sen 1995:562 [ref. 23778], Rema Devi et al. 1996:137 [ref. 24021], Grant 1999:172 [ref. 24293], Menon 1999:204 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:82 [ref. 26894], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:49 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:318 [ref. 32984], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:239 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Narasimhaiah et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34975] as monatanus, Plamoottil 2020:118 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus montanus (Jerdon 1849). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mukherjii, Mystus Ganguly [D. N.] & Datta [N. C.] 1975:293, Figs. 1-2 [Zoological Society of India; ref. 7248] Subarnarekha River, below water falls at Hundru, Ranchi District, Bihar, India. Holotype: Fish. Lab., Dept. Zool., Univ. Calcutta, 112 mm TL. Paratypes: Fish. Lab., Dept. Zool., Univ. Calcutta (5), USNM 205615 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:12 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1994:248 [ref. 21568], Chakrabarty & Ng 2005:2 [ref. 28556], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multiradiatus, Mystus Roberts [T. R.] 1992:82, Fig. 3b [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 14632] Prachinburi market, Thailand. Holotype: CAS 76119. Paratypes: ANSP 60318 (1), 164951 (1); CAS 67180-85 (2, 1, 2, 5, 1, 5), 76120 (10 not 8); KUMF 993 (1); NIFI 2414 (1); TISTR 2634 (1), 2651 (1); UMMZ 219201 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus multiradiatus Roberts 1992 -- (Rainboth 1996:142 [ref. 22772], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:84 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:287 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus multiradiatus Roberts 1992. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

mysticetus, Mystus Roberts [T. R.] 1992:84, Fig. 3c [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 14632] Nakorn Phanom market, Thailand. Holotype: CAS 76121. Paratypes: ANSP 59321 (5), 60703 (1), 61530 (9), 87315 (1), 89438 (8), 89547 (49), 89551 (88); BMNH 1898.11.8.112-113 (2), 1920.7.13.14-15 (2), 1937.9.17.37 (1); CAS 67185-92 (5, 57, 3, 2, 26, 2, 1, 34), 67367-68 (7, 803); MNHN 0000-1555 (1), 0000-9534 (3); TISTR 2635-36 (2, 10), 2650 (21); USNM 306457 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus mysticetus Roberts 1992 -- (Rainboth 1996:143 [ref. 22772], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 1998:101 [ref. 23436], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184] as mysticeus, Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:84 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:287 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus mysticetus Roberts 1992. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong and Chao River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

mystus, Clupea Linnaeus [C.] 1758:319 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Indian Ocean (erroneous, should be China). Syntypes: NRM 74 (1), ZMUU Linn. coll. 108 (1). Type catalog: Lönnberg 1896:32 [ref. 23530], Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:210 [ref. 20707], Wheeler 1991:159, Fig. 4 [ref. 20102]. Sometimes spelled mistus. Also appeared in Linnaeus 1759:252 [ref. 24770]. •Valid as Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363], Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Zheng et al. 1989:26 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:44 [ref. 23876], Youn & Kim 1996:36 [ref. 25727], Chen et al. 1997:15 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:83 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:150 [ref. 24032], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:14 [ref. 25482], Wang et al. 2001:60 [ref. 26566], Zhang 2001:151 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:39 [ref. 36460], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:57 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam and China to Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mystus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:305 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River. Holotype (unique): NRM 70. Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:219 [ref. 20707], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:41 [ref. 6191], Burgess 1989:99 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Dankwa et al. 1999:30 [ref. 28023], Diogo et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27670], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155], De Vos 2007:645 [ref. 30029], Fricke 2008:19 [ref. 30182], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Distribution: Nile River basin and western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nanus, Mystus Sudasinghe [H.], Pethiyagoda [R.], Maduwage [K.] & Meegaskumbura [M.] 2016:164, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a, 4, 6a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 27 (no. 2) for Oct.; ref. 34902] Stream at Mawathgama, Bolgoda drainage, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, 6°49'N, 80°00'E, elevation 16 meters. Holotype: NMSL 2015.12.01.NH. Paratypes: DZ, NMSL. Plus other non-type material. •Valid as Mystus nanus Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura 2016. Current status: Valid as Mystus nanus Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura 2016. Bagridae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.

nasus, Coilia Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:243, Pl. 109 (fig. 4) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3367 (1 of 2). Paralectotypes: RMNH 3367 (1 of 2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:178 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846, subspecies nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:44 [ref. 25598]). •Synonym of Collia ectenes Jorday & Seale 1905 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:47 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Colia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Whitehead et al. 1988:470 [ref. 5725], Youn & Kim 1996:34 [ref. 25727], Kim 1997:148 [ref. 24032], Nakabo 2000:248 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Kim & Park 2002:47 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:248 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:149, 495 [ref. 26218], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Xuan et al. 2021:1413 [ref. 38687]). Current status: Valid as Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China, Korea, Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nemurus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:423 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH (not found). Type information: Roberts 1993:28 [ref. 21799]. Placed on Official List of Species Names, Opinion 2011, See van Oijen et al. 2009:131 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:121 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:28 [ref. 21799], Rainboth 1996:143 [ref. 22772], Vu & Nguyen 1997:27 [ref. 26438], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:69 [ref. 24534], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:85 [ref. 26894] dated 1839). •Valid as Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat & Lim 1996:41 [ref. 23904] dated 1839, Ng & Ng 1995:134 [ref. 21730], Kottelat 1998:100 [ref. 23436], Kottelat & Lim 1996:238 [ref. 23210], Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:589 [ref. 23647] as aff. nemurus, Howe 1998:188 [ref. 25506], Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894], Ng & Tan 1999:357 [ref. 24159], Tan & Ng 1999:271 [ref. 24254] as aff. nemurus, Ng & Rainboth 1999:560 [ref. 24608] as cf. nemurus, Ng et al. 2000:65 [ref. 24934], Kottelat 2001:122 [ref. 25780] as aff. nemurus, Ng et al. 2001:361 [ref. 25966] as cf. nemurus, Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284] as cf. nemurus, Parenti & Lim 2005:189 [ref. 28285], Liu et al. 2012:648 [ref. 32220], Ng & Kottelat 2013:227 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ngasep, Mystus Darshan [A.], Vishwanath [W.], Mahanta [P. C.] & Barat [A.] 2011:2178, Figs. 1, Image 1 [Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 3 (no. 11); ref. 31641] Nambul River at Bijoygovinda-Polemleikai Bridge, Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage, Manipur State, India, 24°48'N, 93°55'E. Holotype: MUMF 9500. Paratypes: MUMF 9501/1-9501/4 (4), 9502/1-9502/7 (7), 9503/1-9503/4 (4), 9504/1-9504/14 (14). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Mystus ngasep Darshan, Vishwanath, Mahanta & Barat 2011 -- (Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Ng & Kottelat 2023:986 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus ngasep Darshan, Vishwanath, Mahanta & Barat 2011. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, Manipur State, India. Habitat: freshwater.

nigriceps, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:412 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH 2948. Type information: Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. Neotype (but possibly the holotype) designated by Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799]; treated as invalid by Ng 2002:166 [ref. 26403] with holotype found. •Valid as Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952] as nigroceps, Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:29 [ref. 21799], Kottelat & Lim 1996:239 [ref. 23210], Ng & Rachmatika 1999:175 [ref. 23964], Ng & Tan 1999:357 [ref. 24159], Tan & Ng 1999:278 [ref. 24254], Ng et al. 2001:357 [ref. 25966], Ng 2002:162 [ref. 26403], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:88 [ref. 26894] dated 1839, Ng 2003:373 [ref. 26909], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888]). Current status: Valid as Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Java and southern Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

niloticus, Hypophthalmus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt 1829; ref. 22233] Nile River near Benisuef, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1850.7.29.16 (1); ?RMNH 2985 [ex SMF] (1); SMF 725 (1), 2637 (1, dry), 6050-51 (1, 1, skeletons), 6053 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:50 [ref. 6191], Burgess 1989:99 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Eutropius Günther [A.] 1864:53 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] India (error) [West Africa]. Syntypes: BMNH 1842.3.26.28-29 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:52 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

oculatus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:424 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Malabar coast, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1195. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:27 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus oculatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ganguly & Datta 1975:296 [ref. 7248] as occulatus, Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:568 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Indra 1993:186 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi et al. 1996:137 [ref. 24021], Menon 1999:205 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:89 [ref. 26894] dated 1839, Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Jayaram 2006:50 [ref. 28762] dated to 1839, Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:318 [ref. 32984], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:238 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Plamoottil 2020:123 [ref. 38337]). Current status: Valid as Mystus oculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

olyroides, Mystus Roberts [T. R.] 1989:124, Fig. 95 [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14; ref. 6439] Sintang Market (reportedly caught in Sungai Kebian), Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 3625. Paratypes: CAS 49382 (1). •Valid as Mystus olyroides Roberts 1989 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:91 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus olyroides (Roberts 1989) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284], Ng & Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus olyroides (Roberts 1989). Bagridae. Distribution: Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

pahangensis, Mystus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:14, Pl. 9 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 16; ref. 2130] Sungai Garam, near Karak, Pahang, Malaysia. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 33025. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:42 [ref. 12291], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:86 [ref. 26894]). •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ng & Dodson 1999:49 [ref. 23894], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2013:234 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus capitulum (Popta 1906). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

palmeri, Schilbe Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:71, Pl. 3 (fig. 4) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, western Africa. Syntypes: NRM 11145 (3), 14452 (1), 21145 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

peguensis, Macrones Boulenger [G. A.] 1894:196 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 14 (no. 81) (art. 28); ref. 14545] Sittang River near Toungoo, Myanmar. Syntypes: BMNH 1894.5.21.25-26 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus peguensis (Boulenger 1894) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:569 [ref. 20764], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:92 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus peguensis (Boulenger 1894) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ferraris 2000:136 [ref. 25041], Ng et al. 2001:361 [ref. 25966], Jayaram 2006:64 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:227 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus peguensis (Boulenger 1894). Bagridae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

pelusius, Silurus Solander [D. C.] in Russell 1794:210, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Natural History of Aleppo. Second Edition v. 2; ref. 19817] Kowick River [now dried out and named Queiq River], Aleppo, Syria. Syntype: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1). Based on a figure published in Gronow 1763: Pl. 8a (fig. 6) [ref. 1910] and a syntype. •Valid as Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794) -- (Anuradha 1987:296 [ref. 20809], Coad 1991:18 [ref. 15702], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Roberts 1994:243 [ref. 21568], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:93 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Fricke et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29533], Ferraris 2007:96 [ref. 29155], Coad 2010:225 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:54 [ref. 36089], Bayçelebi 2020:759 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:254 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37983], Bayhan 2021:248 [ref. 40683], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1407 [ref. 39565], Esmaeili et al. 2022:336 [ref. 39045], Çiçek et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:418 [ref. 40625], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2023:455 [ref. 40276], Saad et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:273 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Mystus pelusius (Solander 1794). Bagridae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates River basin and Tigris River basin (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

planiceps, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:421 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 2939 [not MNHN B-0615]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. Placed on Official List in Opinion 2011. Bleeker 1846:156 acts as first reviser selecting planiceps over anisurus. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1999:272. See van Oijen et al. 2009:135 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Mystus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:30 [ref. 21799], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:96 [ref. 26894] dated 1839). •Valid as Hemibagrus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ng 1995:133 [ref. 21730], see Kottelat & Lim 1996:238 [ref. 23210], Howe 1998:188 [ref. 25506], Ng & Rachmatika 1999:173 [ref. 23964], Tan & Ng 1999:276 [ref. 24254], Ng et al. 2000:65 [ref. 24934], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus planiceps (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: Java. Habitat: freshwater.

playfairii, Choetomus McClelland [J.] 1843:405, Pl. 24 (fig. 3) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] China. No types known. Original genus should have been Chaetomus. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Zhang 2001:152 [ref. 26586] as Chaetomus, Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pluriradiatus, Macrones Vaillant [L. L.] 1892:126 [2] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 14518] Nam-Tiong-Kong River, tributary to Black River, near Poufang, Upper Tonkin, northern Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1892-0048. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:27 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Hemibagrus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Mai 1978:250 [ref. 13511]). •Valid as Mystus pluriradiatus (Vaillant 1892) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Gao in Pan et al. 1991:316 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:148 [ref. 25213], Zheng in Chu et al. 1999:70 [ref. 24534], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:97 [ref. 26894] dated 1890). •Valid as Hemibagrus pluriradiatus (Vaillant 1892) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1998:567 [ref. 23920], Kottelat 2001:51 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:122 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Liu et al. 2012:648 [ref. 32220], Ng & Kottelat 2013:261 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:260 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus pluriradiatus (Vaillant 1892). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: northern Laos, Vietnam and China. Habitat: freshwater.

prabini, Mystus Darshan [A.], Abujam [S.], Kumar [R.], Parhi [J.], Singh [Y. S.], Vishwanath [W.], Das [D. N.] & Pandey [P. K.] 2019:513, Figs. 11, 2a, 5a [Zootaxa 4648 (no. 3); ref. 36873] Sinkin River (a tributary of the Siang River) at Anpum village, Lower Dibang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 28°0'4.4"N, 95°35'9.6"E. Holotype: RGUMF 499. Paratypes: RGUMF 308-315 (8), 316 (6), MN2-MN5 (4); ZSI/APRC P-1660 (2). •Valid as Mystus prabini Darshan, Abujam, Kumar, Parhi, Singh, Vishwanath, Das & Pandey 2019 -- (Kundu et al. 2019:141 [ref. 37352]). Current status: Valid as Mystus prabini Darshan, Abujam, Kumar, Parhi, Singh, Vishwanath, Das & Pandey 2019. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Sinkin and Dibang Rivers, Brahmaputra basin (Arunachal Pradesh, India). Habitat: freshwater.

prionostoma, Osteoglossum Basilewsky [S.] 1855:244 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Gulf of Tschiliensis, China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]), Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pulcher, Macrones Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1911:20, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 6 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 14785] Bhamo close to Yunnan border, Upper Myanmar. Lectotype: ZSI F4716/1. Paralectotypes: ZSI F4717/1 to 4719/1 (3; 4718/1 and 4719/1 are another species). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:126 [ref. 20743], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155] Lectotype selected by Ng & Kottelat 2023:986 [ref. 40577]. •Valid as Mystus pulcher (Chaudhuri 1911) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:569 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Selim & Vishwanath 1999:436 [ref. 25442], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:99 [ref. 26894], Jayaram 2006:52 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Ng & Kottelat 2023:987 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus pulcher (Chaudhuri 1911). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar, Manipur (India) and Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Bagrus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:339 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery River and its principal tributaries, southern India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus punctatus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:570 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Manimekalan 1998:440 [ref. 24989], Menon 1999:206 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661] as punctus, Rema-Devi 2001:297 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:101 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus punctatus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Ng & Ferraris 2000:137 [ref. 25041], Jayaram 2006:65 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:227 [ref. 32495], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus punctatus (Jerdon 1849). Bagridae. Distribution: Cavery River and tributaries, India. Habitat: freshwater.

punctifer, Mystus Ng [H. H.], Wirjoatmodjo [S.] & Hadiaty [R. K.] 2001:356, Figs. 1, 2a [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 49 (no. 2); ref. 25967] Trail in Suag Belimbing research station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 8703. Paratypes: MZB 5626 (1), 8707 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus punctifer Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty 2001 -- (Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus punctifer Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty 2001. Bagridae. Distribution: Alas River basin, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

ramcarati, Mystus Hamilton [F.] 1822:233, 382 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Botanical Garden of Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India. Possible holotype: BMNH 1858.8.15.104 (1). Spelled ramacarate on p. 382; spelled ramarata by Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879]; also as Ramarata coilia in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879]. Renamed Engraulis (Coilia) hamiltonii in Gray 1830:Pl. 85 (fig. 3) [ref. 1878]. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 132 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:473 [ref. 5725], Ataur Rahman 1989:241 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:130 [ref. 20764], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:264 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (India) and Bangladesh to Myanmar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

rex, Prajadhipokia Fowler [H. W.] 1934:339, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1418] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 60179. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:25 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Mystus bocourti (Bleeker 1864) -- (Roberts 1994:246 [ref. 21568], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:45 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:94 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus bocourti (Bleeker 1864). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

rhegma, Mystus Fowler [H. W.] 1935:102, Fig. 27 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 13881] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 61748. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:25 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:201 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Mystus rhegma Fowler 1935 -- (Roberts 1992:85 [ref. 14632], Roberts 1994:251 [ref. 21568], Rainboth 1996:143 [ref. 22772], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:103 [ref. 26894], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mystus rhegma Fowler 1935. Bagridae. Distribution: Thailand and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

rhodopterygius, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:25 [153] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:153 [ref. 5872]. •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894] as rhodopterigius, Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rubripinnis, Mystus Vanarajan [A.] & Arunachalam [M.] 2018:107, Figs. 2-3 [Trends in Fisheries Research v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 37538] Vaigai Dam, impoundment of the lower reach of Vaigai River, Periyakulam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Holotype: CUKMNH F1. Paratypes: CMA (6). •Valid as Mystus rubripinnis Vanarajan & Arunachalam 2018. Current status: Valid as Mystus rubripinnis Vanarajan & Arunachalam 2018. Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Vaigai River drainage (Tamil Nadu, India). Habitat: freshwater.

rufescens, Macrones Vinciguerra [D.] 1890:226, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 9; ref. 4520] Meetan, Tenasserim Provinces, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): MSNG 14585. Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:307 [ref. 10351], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus rufescens (Vinciguerra 1890) -- (Roberts 1994:251 [ref. 21568], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:571 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:104 [ref. 26894], Jayaram 2006:53 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2009:248 [ref. 30202], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:168 [ref. 33011], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Ng & Kottelat 2023:988 [ref. 40577]). Current status: Valid as Mystus rufescens (Vinciguerra 1890). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and lower Salween River basins, Myanmar and Manipur, India. Habitat: freshwater.

sabanus, Mystus Inger [R. F.] & Chin [P. K.] 1959:294 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 39 (no. 27); ref. 11998] Kinabatangan River at Deramakot, Kinabatangan District, Malaysia. Holotype: FMNH 68088. Paratypes: BMNH 1958.4.28.5 [ex FMNH 68085] (1); FMNH 44851 (1), 68061-62 (1, 5), 68085 (4, now 1), 68086-87 (1, 1), 68089 (3); N. Borneo Mus. [ex FMNH 68085] (1); RMNH [ex FMNH 68085] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:59 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus sabanus Inger & Chin 1959 -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:66 [ref. 23448], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:104 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus sabanus (Inger & Chin 1959) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:589 [ref. 23647], Ng & Dodson 1999:51 [ref. 23894], Ng et al. 2000:65 [ref. 24934], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:211 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:260 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:34 [ref. 35802]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus sabanus (Inger & Chin 1959). Bagridae. Distribution: Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

schilbeides, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:389 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN B-0600 (1), B-0601 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schlegelii, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:25 [153] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Possible types: AMS B.8123. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155], Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:153 [ref. 5872]. •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732] in part, Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mystus gulio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:57 [ref. 26894] as schlegelli, Ferraris 2007:95 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat 2013:262 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

seenghala, Platystoma Sykes [W. H.] 1839:164 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:107 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:61 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:371, Pl. 65 (fig. 2) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Mystus seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Ataur Rahman 1989:198 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:548 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:129 [ref. 19952], Mirza et al. 1992:211 [ref. 21080], Sen 1995:558 [ref. 23778], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:171 [ref. 24760], Menon 1999:209 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Yadav 2003:18 [ref. 27711], Shrestha 2008:146 [ref. 29923]). •Valid as Sperata seenghala (Sykes 1839) -- (Ferraris & Runge 1999:416 [ref. 24039], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Ataur Rahman 2003:218 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:31 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:107 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989], Kumar et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37905], Kosygin et al. 2022:668 [ref. 40736], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484], Çiçek et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Sperata seenghala (Sykes 1839). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Ganges River system and peninsular India (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

seengtee, Pimelodus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:164 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. Possible holotype: BMNH 1857.6.13.154 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:61 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:374, Pl. 66 (fig. 2) [ref. 18868]. See Chakrabarty & Ng 2005:17 [ref. 28556] for information on the type. •Synonym of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1994:248 [ref. 21568], Menon 1999:200 [ref. 24904] as seengfee, Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:46 [ref. 26894] dating to 1841, Jayaram 2006:40 [ref. 28762]). •Valid as Pimelodus seengtee Sykes 1839 -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348]). •Valid as Mystus seengtee (Sykes 1839) -- (Chakrabarty & Ng 2005:9 [ref. 28556], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:233 [ref. 29985], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:168 [ref. 33011], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:238 [ref. 33431], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Vanarajan & Arunachalam 2018:107 [ref. 37538], Plamoottil 2020:125 [ref. 38337], Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj 2022:448 [ref. 39141]). Current status: Valid as Mystus seengtee (Sykes 1839). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: southern Peninsular India (Sri Lanka now Mystus zeylanicus). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

senegallus, Schilbe Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:378 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Senegal. Syntypes: MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sieboldii, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:27 [155] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 15881 (5), SMNS 10572 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:8 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:15 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:155 [ref. 5872]. Placed on Official list in Opinion 2011. •Synonym of Mystus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Roberts 1989:122 [ref. 6439], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:85 [ref. 26894] as Bagrus hoevenii siebaldi). •Status uncertain, in Hemibagrus -- (Ng & Ng 1995:135 [ref. 21730]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1996:45 [ref. 23904], Ferraris 2007:90 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:232 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:259 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

singaringan, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:22 [150] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Western Java, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 2951. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:150 [ref. 5872]. Neotype designated by Roberts 1994:252 [ref. 21568]. Roberts 1994:252 [ref. 21568] serves as first reviser selecting singaringan over heterurus. •Valid as Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846) -- (Roberts 1994:252 [ref. 21568], Rainboth 1996:142 [ref. 22772], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901], Kottelat 1998:101 [ref. 23436], Ng & Tan 1999:357 [ref. 24159], Tan & Ng 1999:278 [ref. 24254], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Ng 2002:166 [ref. 26403], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:106 [ref. 26894], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:160 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:167 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Ng et al. 2019:530 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:284 [ref. 39830], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888]). Current status: Valid as Mystus singaringan (Bleeker 1846). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Schilbe Guimarães [A. R. P.] 1884:1, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 10 (no. 37); ref. 18171] Cunene River, Angola. Holotype (unique): MB (destroyed in 1978). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stigmaturus, Mystus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:94, Figs. 41-42 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Nakon Sritamarat, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 59338. Paratypes: ANSP 59339-41 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:25 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Batasio havmolleri (Smith 1931) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2001:501 [ref. 25746], Ferraris 2007:85 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Batasio fluviatilis (Day 1888) -- (Ng & Kottelat 2008:293 [ref. 29391], Kottelat 2013:258 [ref. 32989]) Current status: Synonym of Batasio fluviatilis (Day 1888). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

tengana, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:176, 377, Pl. 39 (fig. 58) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Tista River at Tista barrage, 26°45'10"N, 88°34'11"E, India. Neotype: UMMZ 244796. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:86 [ref. 29155]. See Ng & Kottelat 2001:507 [ref. 25746] for comments on locality. Neotype designated by Ng 2006:103 [ref. 28588]. Information on type locality (Brahmaputra River at Gualpara, India) see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 98 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Roberts 1992:80 [ref. 14632]). •Valid as Batasio tengana (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:194 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:551 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:141 [ref. 19952], Sen 1995:560 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:211 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662] as tengara, Ng & Kottelat 2001:507 [ref. 25746], Ataur Rahman 2003:214 [ref. 31338], Bhatt & Jayaram 2004:1341 [ref. 27473], Ng 2004:67 [ref. 27646], Ng & Edds 2004:295 [ref. 27993], Vishwanath & Darshan 2006:2162 [ref. 28454], Ng 2006:101 [ref. 28588], Jayaram 2006:87 [ref. 28762], Arunachalam & Muralidharan 2007:2680 [ref. 29123], Ferraris 2007:86 [ref. 29155], Ng 2008:1 [ref. 29713], Ng 2009:253 [ref. 30216], Darshan et al. 2011:52 [ref. 31332], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Plamoottil 2015:1806 [ref. 33977]). Current status: Valid as Batasio tengana (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: Brahmaputra River basin: India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

tengara, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:183, 377, Pl. 3 (fig. 61) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ponds of India. No types known. Possible syntypes: BMNH 1858.8.15.94-96 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 103 [ref. 37532]. •Questionably a synonym of Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Grant 2006 [ref. 28890]). •Valid as Mystus tengara (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:202 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:571 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Nath 1996:593 [ref. 24975], Menon 1999:206 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:107 [ref. 26894], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:224 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:54 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:97 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:151 [ref. 29923], Patra 2011:1612 [ref. 31232], Darshan et al. 2011:2177 [ref. 31641], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kottelat 2013:264 [ref. 32989], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Nair et al. 2021:[2] [ref. 38773], Kosygin et al. 2022:666 [ref. 40736], Çiçek et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Mystus tengara (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, ?Thailand and ?Java (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

trachacanthus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:419 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Bengal. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1191 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:27 [ref. 19575]. •Synonym of Mystus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Menon 1999:204 [ref. 24904], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:75 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Mystus trachacanthus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Mo 1991:130 [ref. 19952]). •Synonym of Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng & Ferraris 2000:130 [ref. 25041], Jayaram 2006:60 [ref. 28762], Ng & Kottelat 2013:224 [ref. 32495]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton 1822). Bagridae. Habitat: freshwater.

velifer, Mystus Ng [H. H.] 2012:59, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5 [Zootaxa No. 3398; ref. 32092] Tonlé Sap at exit to Great Lake, 4 km northwest of Chhnok Trou, at Kompong Thom fishing lot 2, Thom Province, Cambodia. Holotype: UMMZ 232733. Paratypes: many at ANSP, CAS, UMMZ, ZRC. •Valid as Mystus velifer Ng 2012 -- (Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:46 [ref. 34464], Taki et al. 2021:288 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Mystus velifer Ng 2012. Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula to Vietnam (and possibly Sumatra). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vittatus, Silurus Bloch [M. E.] 1794:50, Pl. 371 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8; ref. 463] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2939. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:48 [ref. 24282], Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155] On p. 40 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 11 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:202 [ref. 24860], Pethiyagoda 1991:151 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:573 [ref. 20764], Indra 1991:240 [ref. 24005], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Roberts 1992:80 [ref. 14632], Indra 1993:186 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:207 [ref. 24010], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:247 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:419 [ref. 24015], Sen 1995:562 [ref. 23778], Vu & Nguyen 1997:27 [ref. 26438], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:156 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi et al. 1999:159 [ref. 24758], Sen 1999:200 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:207 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Rema-Devi 2001:296 [ref. 25883], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:111 [ref. 26894] dated 1797, Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:18 [ref. 27265], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:224 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:56 [ref. 28762], Grant 2006 [ref. 28890], Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:151 [ref. 29923], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:233 [ref. 29985], Conway et al. 2011:1755 [ref. 31594], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:43 [ref. 32983], Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013:168 [ref. 33011], Kottelat 2013:263 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil 2016:1975 [ref. 34462], Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902], Suresh et al. 2018:119 [ref. 36495], Darshan et al. 2019:521 [ref. 36873], Plamoottil 2020:118 [ref. 38337], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Mystus vittatus (Bloch 1794). Bagridae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wolffii, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1851:205 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 329] Bandjarmasin, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7774 (1) Java, BMNH 1863.12.4.94 (1), NMV 46225 (1), ZMB 4794 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:142 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Mystus wolffii (Bleeker 1851) [sometimes as wolffi] -- (Roberts 1989:126 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:131 [ref. 19952], Kottelat et al. 1993:67 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:239 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:144 [ref. 22772], Tan & Ng 1999:278 [ref. 24254], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:115 [ref. 26894], Ng 2004:883 [ref. 28016], Ferraris 2007:98 [ref. 29155], Ng 2012:58 [ref. 32092], Ng 2012:73 [ref. 32464], Kottelat 2013:264 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2019:530 [ref. 36606]). Current status: Valid as Mystus wolffii (Bleeker 1851). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: large rivers of Thailand, Malaya (Malaysia), Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wyckii, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1858:156 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Tjitarum River, Parongkalong, Preanger Province, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.88 (1), RMNH 6867 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. Illustrated as Silur. Pl. 24 [cumulative Pl. 72], published in Bleeker 1862 [ref. 393]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:137 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Mystus wyckii (Bleeker 1858) -- (Roberts 1989:126 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:70 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:67 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:30 [ref. 21799], Rainboth 1996:144 [ref. 22772], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:117 [ref. 26894]). •Valid as Hemibagrus wyckii (Bleeker 1858) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Ng & Ng 1995:133 [ref. 21730], Ng & Rainboth 1999:565 [ref. 24608], Tan & Ng 1999:276 [ref. 24254], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Ng et al. 2001:361 [ref. 25966], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:159 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:190 [ref. 28285], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:270 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:260 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2019:529 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:292 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus wyckii (Bleeker 1858). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaya (Malaysia), Java (Indonesia) and Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

wyckioides, Macrones (Hemibagrus) Fang [P.-W.] & Chaux [J.] in Chaux & Fang 1949:199, Fig. 3 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 13004] Cambodia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1966-0727. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Mystus wyckioides (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Zhu 1995:148 [ref. 25213], Rainboth 1996:144 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Hemibagrus wyckioides (Fang & Chaux 1949) -- (Mo 1991:132 [ref. 19952], Kottelat 1998:100 [ref. 23436], Kottelat et al. 1998:567 [ref. 23920], Ng & Rainboth 1999:567 [ref. 24608], Kottelat 2001:124 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:91 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kottelat 2013:276 [ref. 32495], Kottelat 2013:260 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Zhang et al. 2016:183 [ref. 34477] with authorship as Chang & Fang, Fu et al. 2021:9571 [ref. 39347] as wychioides, Taki et al. 2021:293 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemibagrus wyckioides (Fang & Chaux 1949). Bagridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Yunnan (China). Habitat: freshwater.

zeylanicus, Mystus Ng [H. H.] & Pethiyagoda [R.] 2013:162, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 24 (no. 2); ref. 33011] Western Province, Matugama District, tributary to Bentota Ganga [Bentara River], about 8 km north of Matugama on road to Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Holotype: USNM 317578. Paratypes: CAS-SU 30150 (1), 68938 (1); USNM 410744 (18). •Valid as Mystus zeylanicus Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013 -- (Sudasinghe et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34902]). Current status: Valid as Mystus zeylanicus Ng & Pethiyagoda 2013. Bagridae. Distribution: Western province, Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.